Ok, this is shocking for those of us in the Detroit area.
It is not the most important news, and no they did not endorse Hillary. That would make the former staff of the Detroit News turn over in their graves.
Since its founding in 1873, The Detroit News has backed a Republican every time it has made a presidential endorsement (three times we have sat on the sidelines — twice during the Franklin Roosevelt elections and in the 2004 Bush/Kerry
Yes…they are endorsing the Gary Johnson ticket. Now this is *not* a pro Johnson diary by a long shot. I have a long history of stated backing of Ms. Clinton.
I write this out of shock and their reasons for not endorsing tRump…
Now consider again Donald Trump, and why this conservative newspaper with an established affinity for Republican presidential candidates can not consider supporting him.
For starters, Trump is not a conservative. From his protectionist position on trade to his penchant for buying votes with high-price new social programs to his soft spot for hiking taxes, Trump does not meet any true conservative standards.
Except, of course, of those who wrongly equate conservatism with racism, sexism and xenophobia. Trump has attracted support from too many of those who represent the worst of human nature.
But the most worrisome thing about Trump is that he is willing to stir the populace by stoking their fears of sinister forces at work from within and without to tear down their traditions, values and families. He has found profit in dividing Americans from each other, and from the rest of the world.
His sort of populism has led to some of history’s great tragedies. The recklessness of his rhetoric can too easily translate into action. He is a braggart who boasts he can tame the world by tossing around bombs, and poses as a Putin-style strongman. In fact, Trump gushes more glowingly about the Russian dictator than he does many of his fellow Republicans.
I am not sure how much Newspaper endorsements matter any longer, but this is shocking given their attacks on tRump.